will b.
c1
Halbor.
Thia contract will allow tb. City to
By BERNICE BROWN
Ie ."C/ttzen
The Benton Harbor City Com
mission approved a three year
oontract with Ram Communica
tiona of Michigan, a Detroit com
pany, for pager rvioe for City
staff.
The City obtained quotes from
Sunset Coast Paging Servioe of
BentonHarbor and Ram Com
munieations. The City also re
quested quotes for a state wide
alphanumeric system that al
lowed all call and group call fea
tures for the Public Safe y
Department.
, The City will be ping
monthly to Ram Commu ica
tiona $10.95 per pager, Ius
$1.67 insurance, with no a di
tional charge for group or all call
numbers.
. Sunset Coast Paging quoted
the C�� a monthly, f� of $17 per
pager ,�1us � 5 per
group call llUIW\",,'UftI�""""""'-
quire-S) and 15 per all call num
ber (which require 1). Their
proposal included an alpha mes-
y
age entry device at no addi
tional cost.
CCORD G TO City Man
ager Beverly Brewer, the City
would ave $3,300 per year with
Ram Communications, _
Public Safet 'rector David
Walker said in addition to the
cost of tb two companies, Sun
set Coast's pagers do not have
the same tate wide pager capa
bilities as the ones with Ram,
where the City would have to pay
an additional rost.
Ram Communications also
was able to offer pager rate as
they have the State of Michigan
purchase plan. City commi ion
previously approved purchases
within the State of Michigan
purchase plan.
Brewer said each department
would be charged for the number
of pagers used by their staff.
� I Cwmnissioner George Wysin-
l' . h lu '0
because he said everyone on the
City staff doesn't need a pager.
City sells seven
properties
By BERNICE BROWN
Michl an CltJzen _ _ � _
The Benton Harbor City
Commission approved the sale
of seven city-owned tax reverted
properties at their January 31,
meeting.
The list includes:
• 1197 Agard to Mae Helen
Smith for the amount $3,205.72.
I. 549 E. Britain to Johnny
McComb for the amount of
$3,205.
.553 Broadway to John Hud
dleston for the amount of$3,800.
.557 Clay to Rosie McGee for
the amount of $2,862.
• 628 Baird to Vira Payne for
the amount of $7,840.
.977 Colfax to Craig Fair for
the amount of $2,629.
208 Hastings to James
Clem for the amount of
$6,282.94.
Allproperti had reverted to
the City of Benton Harbor for
failure to maintain taxes.
Amount of sales include de
linquent taxes and water bills,
according to Evan Lefruc, Direc
tor of Community D velopment.
He also stated that all the prop
erties are occupied by the pur
chasers.
All purchasers will have to
follow the following terms and
conditions:
Be responsible for all real
property taxes and special as
sessments accruing after the
date of closing. Not allowing the
property taxes and special as
sessments to become more than
twelve (12) months delinquent
from date due.
.• � p all water and sewer
utility bills current.
• Must obtain property insur
ance with the City of Benton
Harbor named as co-insured
prior to closing and maintain the
insurance for the duration of
ownership of the property.
• Required to attend a home
owners class provided by the
City or attend a class of their
choice with prior written ap
proval from the City. Proof of
class attendance is required
prior to clo ing.
. • Must occupy and live in th
house as a single-family owner
occupied dwelling for a period of
five y ars.
Failure to comply with the
terms or conditions of the gree
ment, will result in th title re
verting to the City.
ADVERTISE
CALL
869-0033.
City to host Benton
Harbor Business reception
The City of Benton Harbor
will host a r ption for the Ben-
ton Harbor busin for th
purpose o.f outlining th City's
go for th busin comm u
nity and enh ncing a friendly,
working lationship.
The r c ption will be h ld
Thu day, bru ry 10, from
5: 0 to 7:30 p.m., in the Student
onunons, a th Ben n Harbor'
High hool.
nton Harbor commi ion
pproved a contract January 31,
with "Worth Th Wait" local
ring service, for an amount
of 4,532.70 to assist in th coor
dination of th event. Ov r 300
re expected to attend.
l�ent()11 l lru-lror ()hituC:ll·ies
of Bwmn Harbor High School and
w . a mode� trav ling al
UII Per1<lne, 70, of B on Harbor ov r t wood.
died J ry 18, Orchard Grove Survivor Includ: hi mother,
Nursing Cent rln Benton Harbor, r Emily Robinson, and doptIve mother,
a long IU Ell MeA ,both of Benton H rbor;
The fun raJ W8 held J uary 28, five iStera, M . Dorothy Davi of 0
E zer Ba� Chu rch, B nton troit, Mrs. G oria Moore of Benton Har-
Harbor. Burial w In Crystal Springs bor, Mrs. Margaret Wilford of Ch cago,
Cemet ry. Arrangements wa by Mrs, Flora Thorn of Toledo, Ohio,
Robbins Brothe Fun ral Home, Ben- and L tha Robinson of Lansing; and
ton Harbor. five broth ra, Thoma Robinson Jr., of
Mrs. Per1<lns w born M ch 1, Benton Harbor, Oscar Robinson of
1923 Pn Bluff, Ar1<. Beaufort, S.C., Alfonso Robinson of
Survivors Include: two sisters, Atlanta, G., and Reginald Carter and
Dorothy P n of Compton, Caltf., Malcolm Robinson, both of Kalama-
and J tta Thomas of B nton Harbor; zoo.
and five brothers, Fo� Whit, Lou
Whltre, Tim<;>thy White, J Ie White F M thi
and Willie White, al of Chicago. OX, a
ChUdren
Betty WUliaDl
Betty Wiliams, 93, of Benton Har
bor, died January 22, at Mercy Memo
rial Medical Center, St Joseph.
The funeral was held January 26,
at Fellowship Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs.
Cemetery. Robbins BrQthers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was in charge
of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may
be made to the Betty Wiliams Schol-
arship Fund. . •
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Mrs. Williams was bom December
25, 1900, n Vaughn, MIsS. .. I ,..j .. J 0
Survivors include: five sons, John
Williams of Durant, Miss., Herbert Wil-
liams of Benton Harbor, Charles Wil
liams of Jackson, Mich., Alex Williams
III of Atlanta, Ga, and Alex Williams
Jr. of Spiro, Okla; four daughters,
Rosie Dockery, Ethel Mitchell and Ma-
bel Williams, all of Benton Harbor, and
Betty Barnes of Kalamazoo; 23 grand
ch dren; 29 great-grandchildren; and
four great-great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her hus
band, Alex, In 1986 and by a daughter,
Ora Lee Sanders, In 1986.
Per
n
Roxie Davis
Roxie Ann Davis, 71, of Benton
Harbor died, January 15, at the Mattix
Geriatric Center, Berrien Center, after
a long Illness.
The funeral was held January 24,
at the Ho� Temple Church of God In
Christ. Burial was in Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Arrangements was made
by Robbins Brothers Funeral Home,
Benton Harbor
Mrs. Davis was bom July 11, 1922,
in Holly Grove, Ar1<.
Survivors include: a daughter, Ear
lie Mae Jennings of B�theville, Ar1<.;
three sons, Andrew Gill of Tutwiler,
Miss., Ocie Lee Gill of Kansas City,
¥o. and Billy Lee Steward of Ch cago,
III.; three sisters, Eddie Rae Garden of
West Memphis, Ark., Narree Arnold of
Chicago, HI. , and Ann Doubley of
Toledo, OhIO; 32 grandchildren; 58
great-grandchildren; and six great
great-grandchIldren.
Lola M�rgan
SODUS - Lola May Morgan, n,
dred January 20, at her home in Sodus
Township The funeral was held Janu
ary 27, at RobbIns Brothes Chapel,
Benton Harbor Burial w in Mount
Pleasant Cemetery.
Mrs Morgan was born in T�lar, Ar1<.
Survivors Include: five sisters,
Novela Brown of Chicago, Annie Bell
Payne and Henrietta Allen, both of
Reed, Ar1<.; Desha Drew of McGhee,
Ar1< , and Roberta Adrow of Stockton.
Calif. She was preceded in death by'
her hu�band, Pless Morgan in 1974
Danny Carter
Danny R Carter, 33; of Benton
Harbor died January 24, at M rev Me
monal MedIcal Center, sr Joseph
The funeral was held Janaruy 27,
at New Bethel Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial was in Cry Spnngs
Cemetery. Arrangements was made
by the F rplain Chapel, Florin Funeral
Service, B nton Harbor.
Mr. Carter was born April 9, 1960, •
in Berrien Center He w a gradu e
The funeral for the four children
who died January 22, in a fire at their
home In Benton Harbor was held
January 31, the I sraelite Baptist
Church, Benton Harbor. Burial was in
Crystal Springs Cemetery. Arrange
ments was made by Robbins Brothers
Funeral Home, Benton Harbor.
The four children are: Antoine
Mathis, born August 4, 1986, in Ber
rien Center; Mareo. Fox, bom March
29, 1988, in St Joseph; Angel Mathis,
bom June 18, 1989, in St. Joseph; and
Michaela Mathis, born September 24,
, � 00)'" o·
, 'Bar-
" My grandparents
taught me the
greater my
expectations I
the greater my
accomplishments. "
SONYELLE POLK
GM ScHOLAR
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
."As a student at South rn
University and A&M Coli g ,I
have applied thi philo ophy in all
my academic endeavors as I work
toward a degr in electrical engi
neering. I also applied it in my
fir t engin ring assignment at
leo Electronics Corporation,
Kokomo, Indiana. Mya ignment
was in S rvice Test Equipment
Engin ering and it wa a very
rewarding experienc ."
It' no wond r that Sony 11
Polk is a G neral Motor cholar.'
At General Motors, we know
the only way we can meet our
custom rs' expectations is with
th h lp of tal nted and d dicat d
individual from all gment
of our OCI tv. Providing cholar-
hip to tud n like Sony 11
P lk will h lp mak that hap n
o that wean c ntinu to pr Vl
ur cu tom r with world la
car and trucks.
,/
bara Math nd Pumell Fox of B nton
H roor: bra her, Pur II Fox Jr. of
B nton Harbor, grandpar nt ,au
Robinson, Edward Robin on nd
Mary F ox, I of Benton Harbor; nd
gr at-grandparents, Gracie Math of
Osceola, Ar1<, and Jerry Holl man of
Rockford, III.
Cem t ry.
Mr. Howell w born March 29,
1918, In E St LOUIS, III. H w
ret r d from Penn ylvan a RaIlroad
wh re he was an Inspector He was an
Army veteran of World War II
Survivors mclud : a sister, Gertha
Robbins of Benton Harbor HIS wtfe,
Evelyn, preceded him In death In 1984
Jo phine Elli
Jo phine ·Candy· Elli , 74, of
B nton Harbor died January, 23,
Orchard Grove Nurs ng Home after a
long IIIn
The funeral was held Tu &day,
February 1, at Robbins Brothers Fu
neral Home, B nton Harbor. Burial
was in Crystal Spring Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellis was born December 27,
1919, in Earle, Ar1<.
Survivors Include: a daughter, Wil
lie Mae�odgers of Benton Harbor; six
qrandchudren: 14 great-grandchil
dren; rune great-great-grandchildren;
and a SISter, Mary Harkless of New
London. Conn She was preceded in
by her husband Robert In 1980.
E th r C ntr 11
E her Cantrell, 92, of Benton Har
bor d ed January 30, at Bemen Gen
eral Hospital, Berrien Center, after a
long iIIn ss.
Th funeral was held February 4,
at P grim Rest B ist Church, Benton
Harbor, of which she was a member.
Burial was In North Shore Memory
Gardens. Arrangements was by Rob
bins Brothers Funeral Home, Benton
Harbor.
Mrs. Cantrell was born February
12, 1901, In Mound City, III She was
retired from WhIrlpool Corp, where
she worked on the assembly line She
was a member of Mothers of World
War II
Survivors include a son, Elmer
Rhodes m Benton Harbor, a siste,
Rosie Montgomery of Tiptonville,
Tenn.; 14 grandchildren. 20 great
grandchildren; and we great-great
grandchildren She was prec dad 10
death by her husband Chane Can-
trellin '966 and by a son Pet R
in �
Jessie Howell
Jessie Howell, 75, of Benton Har
bor died January 30, at home after a
long illr.ess
The funeral was held February 2,
at Robbins Brothers Ch I, Benton
·rH'arbo(."S . In Cry a1 Springs